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A 5 page paper which examines one or two of the thirteen virtues Franklin described in his autobiography, defining them and explaining their importance. Also considered are Franklin’s strengths and weaknesses to evaluate whether or not he would be considered a good role model for life in 2002. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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came from humble beginnings and had little in the way of formal education, but through hard work, strict discipline and fierce determination, he became one of the most influential figures
in American history. Throughout his long and fascinating life, which began as a printers apprentice and ended as a world-renowned diplomat, Benjamin Franklin achieved the goals he wrote about
in his Poor Richards Almanac, to be healthy, wealthy, and wise. When Franklin penned his acclaimed Autobiography, he was interested not simply in rehashing the details of his life
for posterity, but also wanted to provide his fellow Americans with some words of wisdom, which might inspire them to live more productive lives. Franklin, who was acutely aware
of his celebrity status, understood that with this fame came a responsibility to others, and he took his role as a model citizen most seriously. However, there are some
historians that have accused Franklin of hypocrisy and have argued that he didnt practice the moral virtues he preached in his Autobiography. Franklin contended there were thirteen virtues that, if
adhere to, would ensure a fulfilling life. These virtues were temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity and humility. He listed them subjectively,
in what he regarded as their order of importance. But out of all these laudable virtues, each significant in their own unique way, there is one in particular that
stands apart. Franklin described industry simply as, "Lose no time; be always employd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions" (578). In contemporary terms, an industrious person
is one who is capable of making the most of what he or she has. Industry refers to a willingness to expend forth the effort necessary to achieve a
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